Due to Russia’s currency plunging against the U.S. Dollar, you will now have to spend even more than what you were currently paying for an iPhone 6; and here we thought it was already priced ridiculously. If you are residing in the U.S.S.R, please be warned that you will have to spend at least 35 percent more to purchase the iPhone than what you pay in other regions.
Currently, the cheapest model of the iPhone 6 (the one that is retailing with 16 GB of internal storage) comes with an exorbitant price tag of 53,990 rubles (which is roughly equal to $956). Apple stated that the company has resumed its sales in Russia, although the price had increase from39,990 rubles. One of the reason why the Cupertino tech company had halted sales was due to the ruble fluctuation.
Due to falling oil prices as well as economic sanctions against Russia, the ruble had gone down 30 percent against the U.S. dollar, making the revenue being generated in Russia, far less in terms of dollars. Besides Apple, even Samsung and its offerings have had its prices raised due to the very same reason.When the Russians are concerned, looks like imports are going to cost them a lot more. This will range from electronics, to cars right down to food items.
The U.S. Dollar is having the time of its life. It has risen more than 70 percent this year in Russia, increasing from 32.9 rubles at the beginning of January to more than 56 rubles. As for the regular prices of Apple’s flagship offerings, the base model of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (16 GB ones) come in the price tags of $749 and $849 respectively. In order to obtain the 64 GB variant, users will be required to pay a $100 extra.
